"A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor."

“When I was a junior in college I moved to New York and went to this performance school the Experimental Theatre Wing. We had singing class and again, some of the other students would cry when I was singing, and I really didn't know why. I started to realize that there was something in the tone of my voice that was evocative for them.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“The music business is strictly business.”

“The message has to go to the streets, it's imperative that we reach those who may not get to a church. We receive their questions, it's important that the world asks questions.”

“When I'm working in the real world with real women and we're shopping, we find that fashion seems to end when you get any larger than a size 12. How ridiculous is that?”

“The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.”

Source : "Spotlight: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, cinematographer and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme". The UN News Centre Interview, www.un.org. February 7, 2011.

“He did not say: You will not be assailed, you will not be belabored, you will not be disquieted, but he did said: You will not be overcome.”

“With music, you can create instant trust with an audience. You can hear three notes, and you surrender to it, whereas it takes you about ten minutes of language before people begin to trust you in a play.”

“Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.